There are basically two images of cigar smokers in popular culture, where you’re either a snobby sophisticate or a rowdy badass, but the new Asylum Schizo 60 x 6 gives you a chance to be both at the same time. A Nicaraguan puro designed by company co-founder Christian Eiroa in the ‘sandwich’ style using trimmings from the Asylum Premium, each stogie contains a plethora of medium-bodied flavors entrusted by their creator to defy convention. Proud to hold its own among even the most renowned of vitolas, a smoldering Schizo will bring to mind lofty ideals and a love for your fellow man despite a price so affordable it’s downright subversive. You might just lose your mind trying to reconcile the two.
Rarely does a bundled cigar make much of an aesthetic impression, but to gaze upon the ruddy face of the Schizo and believe it anything other than a finely crafted premium stick would be the height of madness. Firm in hand and remarkably heavy for a mixed filler cigar the only indication of its lowly status is the band, which despite the awesome and shimmering skull imprint is merely a simple decorative strip. An open draw is to be expected, offering unimpeded access to the leather and cocoa which form the base profile. You might have to occasionally keep the burn from going off the rails, but as the smoke continues to fling cedar and cream and black pepper at your palate you’ll decide that some amount of supervision is worth the visit.
Perfectly suited to be you and your pals’ next poker night favorite, the Asylum Schizo can hold itself together long enough to impress your boss on the golf course or your father-in-law at your wedding reception. Just don’t trust it not to steal your raise or run off with your wife.
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